How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time公仔箱論壇& S- q0 B; ~7 h. m) J$ H4 d" N$ w
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The clear and present danger公仔箱論壇* m! m& y0 o2 L5 F% X4 l( @( ~
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' y* i% j9 B+ j! \0 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
! }1 G: z- m$ j% Q/ F" w' a9 \6 U公仔箱論壇picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over公仔箱論壇, {$ f3 U. u5 o" Q" W+ |- ?
the country sparsely populated by humans.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: b! ]: v) v+ a( l
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The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
R3 e1 A }$ e- p公仔箱論壇new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to thosetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 ^5 x* W3 O/ _
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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% V' v# H$ s4 Y+ Oos.tvboxnow.comHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays1 ~" y/ i" Q' j# {
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
+ S& x. j7 D) w* k* @; A8 W3 L" Y/ Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChinese population less and less.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, ~2 b+ Z: k$ ~: d5 r6 p# P
! z1 T1 \4 C, |0 ]% h% Fos.tvboxnow.comThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of! s E* K0 J3 K
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,公仔箱論壇1 `( ]# R1 c$ X k
but because those who could afford would have sent their childrentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 b7 o% \. W. |0 f; ? I5 H& {
overseas, who would decide not to come back., J, w; Y% v, X4 O. b( V
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making theos.tvboxnow.com3 \) P- }0 |9 S6 j
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
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( S: C5 _/ t S" jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks8 b9 W) A1 i% Q0 v
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" [ ^/ ^8 V+ o8 K' f
* \% B5 ]: q# T+ V3 O) DIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
' ]% w6 ]$ a1 Zos.tvboxnow.comimagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
- b/ B3 x" I/ R& G/ nhundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
$ k, I2 Z% u0 n, r% dos.tvboxnow.comcarefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a公仔箱論壇4 o, J) h F! e# }
glimpse of one or two of them.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 O1 a9 B; J1 W! W
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope weTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' e" @+ v6 b& \% Q1 X9 y8 Y
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
+ N/ k. x5 \9 m& g; }: B) cos.tvboxnow.comdecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
/ `* p( j$ ], S& I- k' L4 ~公仔箱論壇they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! e( P, m3 c% P* N6 U
Islamisation.os.tvboxnow.com7 t8 d# e9 c s0 F
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.; h, X$ h3 d7 A
. W% u6 r. n0 C" D) _) m0 ZBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
1 x- x6 j$ p$ O+ V公仔箱論壇helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.公仔箱論壇2 d- D, h: m K- l7 I7 r8 {
$ `$ } }: x; QThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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predestination.
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
3 z( }* ?9 C: W% g$ yMalaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
9 d8 v6 U' \6 L, eethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
% v1 a. z* w+ Ycommunity is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
3 ~: v: [/ s' }1 c0 v9 cexit the country in droves.
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
' l, H/ U9 l. I# K& M8 Vconflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the公仔箱論壇% |. n: X" Z, W7 Y, I
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit ofTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- w( J, c4 U0 l2 f; R& D4 n
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most importantos.tvboxnow.com) m; f. X/ }; k. t0 g. j
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will" z+ Q7 v( A+ m/ f) U7 K
be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly$ M4 N' B' \; D/ C' H
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
" G$ M* @6 O6 @6 `9 rinternal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
{6 ^0 W$ ]. Dfrom now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking4 w" P' ^) h0 t& Z) P
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese公仔箱論壇4 N! b% W9 Z' Q0 x1 L4 `+ P
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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